Schweinsfisch
German edit
Etymology edit
From Schwein (“pig”) + -s- + Fisch (“fish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schweinsfisch m (strong, genitive Schweinsfisches or Schweinsfischs, plural Schweinsfische)
- (marine biology) pigfish (a fish of the family Congiopodidae)
- (marine biology) grunter (a fish of the subfamily Haemulinae)
- (nautical, archaic) a dolphin or similar-looking marine mammal [until mid 20th c.]
Declension edit
Declension of Schweinsfisch [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schweinsfisch | die | Schweinsfische |
| genitive | eines | des | Schweinsfisches, Schweinsfischs | der | Schweinsfische |
| dative | einem | dem | Schweinsfisch, Schweinsfische1 | den | Schweinsfischen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schweinsfisch | die | Schweinsfische |
1Now rare, see notes.